World Watch

Spanish mother and daughter train bacteria to restore church frescoes

As Spanish microbiologist Pilar Bosch was casting around for a subject to investigate for her PhD in 2008, she stumbled across a paper suggesting that bacteria, her field, could be used in art restoration, her mother’s own area of expertise.

Katy Perry, the internet go crazy for chonky Australian penguin chick

Pesto the huge king penguin chick has drawn hundreds of visitors to an Australian aquarium, and now the bird can count Katy Perry as one of his biggest fans.

Low Danube reveals sunken World War II ships in Serbia, Hungary

The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the River Danube during World War II have emerged near Serbia’s river port town of Prahovo, after a drought in July and August that saw the river’s water level drop.

Turkey’s stray dogs find homes abroad after new law to clear them off streets

Former Istanbul street dogs Dali and Deezi now live in the Netherlands, enjoying a pampered home life after years in a shelter in the Turkish city, and as other strays face being rounded up under a new law to clear them from the streets.

World Watch: Spanish town gets soaked in red during tomato-lobbing Tomatina festival

The festival takes place every year in the last week of August.

Marriage’s power dynamics explored in ATC’s harrowing one-woman show ‘Girls & Boys’

Auckland Theatre Company’s powerful production of Girls & Boys tells a harrowing tale of gender dynamics and violence through the eyes of a mother of two.

The world’s most weird and wonderful hotels

For the average traveller, a hotel room is a merely a place to rest one’s weary head (with the real adventure starting once you leave its comfort).

Paris delivers Seine swimming, but some still sceptical

Parisians will swim in the River Seine by the foot of the Eiffel Tower next year, Paris City Hall has pledged, although the high bacteria levels that delayed Olympic triathlon events this summer have left some residents and tourists hesitant over diving in.

The tree that bears 40 different fruits

A professor from Syracuse University in New York created a tree that produces 40 different fruits.

154-year-old pink wisteria in Japan creates magical canopy

This giant pink wisteria vine in Japan will leave you gobsmacked – it’s more than 150 years old.

The world’s most beautiful bookstores

In an age where brick-and-mortar bookshops are few and far between, we celebrate print and the written word with our round-up of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

5 of the world’s most colourful cities

From Italy to Argentina, MiNDFOOD brings you a collection of the world’s most colourful cities, streets and regions.

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World Watch

Spanish mother and daughter train bacteria to restore church frescoes

Katy Perry, the internet go crazy for chonky Australian penguin chick

Low Danube reveals sunken World War II ships in Serbia, Hungary

Turkey’s stray dogs find homes abroad after new law to clear them off streets

World Watch: Spanish town gets soaked in red during tomato-lobbing Tomatina festival

Marriage’s power dynamics explored in ATC’s harrowing one-woman show ‘Girls & Boys’

The world’s most weird and wonderful hotels

Paris delivers Seine swimming, but some still sceptical

The tree that bears 40 different fruits

154-year-old pink wisteria in Japan creates magical canopy

The world’s most beautiful bookstores

5 of the world’s most colourful cities

Meet Wain, the World’s Oldest Wombat

What Alabama ruling means for patients with frozen embryos: one woman’s story

Women take part in Japan’s 1,250-year-old ‘naked festival’ for first time

10 of world’s most unusual foods

World Watch: 5 Incredible UNESCO Sites You May Never Have Heard Of

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: A legend of civil rights remembered

Elvis train shakes, rattles and rolls to tribute festival in the Aussie outback

From Kate Middleton to the Princess of Wales: 42 of our Favourite Photos

World Watch: Argentina – the Land of Unloved Horses

Gaza conflict: how children’s lives are affected on every level

The Gaza Strip − why the history of the densely populated enclave is key to understanding the current conflict

10 Years Later Construction Restarts on the World’s Tallest Tower

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World Watch

Spanish mother and daughter train bacteria to restore church frescoes

Katy Perry, the internet go crazy for chonky Australian penguin chick

Low Danube reveals sunken World War II ships in Serbia, Hungary

Turkey’s stray dogs find homes abroad after new law to clear them off streets

World Watch: Spanish town gets soaked in red during tomato-lobbing Tomatina festival

Marriage’s power dynamics explored in ATC’s harrowing one-woman show ‘Girls & Boys’

The world’s most weird and wonderful hotels

Paris delivers Seine swimming, but some still sceptical

The tree that bears 40 different fruits

154-year-old pink wisteria in Japan creates magical canopy

The world’s most beautiful bookstores

5 of the world’s most colourful cities

Meet Wain, the World’s Oldest Wombat

What Alabama ruling means for patients with frozen embryos: one woman’s story

Women take part in Japan’s 1,250-year-old ‘naked festival’ for first time

10 of world’s most unusual foods

World Watch: 5 Incredible UNESCO Sites You May Never Have Heard Of

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: A legend of civil rights remembered

Elvis train shakes, rattles and rolls to tribute festival in the Aussie outback

From Kate Middleton to the Princess of Wales: 42 of our Favourite Photos

World Watch: Argentina – the Land of Unloved Horses

Gaza conflict: how children’s lives are affected on every level

The Gaza Strip − why the history of the densely populated enclave is key to understanding the current conflict

10 Years Later Construction Restarts on the World’s Tallest Tower

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